Job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Night Service Community Nursing Service.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today's health system.
Main duties of the job
As a community nurse you will gain a unique set of skills. As a team we will support you to gain these skills by providing appropriate extra training.
We will also provide the following to ensure your transition to a new area / team is as smooth as possible by:
- Robust induction period
- Buddy/Mentor
- Preceptorship programme
- Protected supernumerary time
- Clinical 1 to 1 and supervision sessions with line manager.
- In-house and external training provision.
The main duties of the role are to provide holistic, patient centred, evidence based care to individuals in their own home setting. This will include:
- Administration of medications
- Catheter care
- Palliative care and assessment of needs
- Syringe driver management
- Central line care
- Wound care
- Drain management
- Venous & arterial leg ulcer care
- Catheter & nephrostomy care
- Observations
- Venepuncture
About us
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a large, integrated provider of acute and community services to the 445,000 population of the Fylde coast health economy and the estimated 11 million visitors to the seaside town of Blackpool. With patients and families at the heart of all we do, we are committed to creating a culture that empowers our staff and inspires us all to deliver first class clinical care. We form a central part of the Healthier Fylde Coast Integrated Care Partnership and our progressive approach to partnership working in the area provides an enviable opportunity to redesign and deliver services that meet the challenges of today's health system.
We are not underestimating the challenges facing today's health system but believe there are the foundations here in Blackpool to deliver truly excellent, integrated services that can make a major impact on the lives of the thousands of people we serve.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to the Community Nursing Service.
Provide a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the Community.
Use a high level of communication skills with patients and their families, including those with English as a second language or learning disabilities, to communicate condition-related
Actively seek to promote health both individually and to patients and carers.
Administer drugs within NMC guidelines.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Assess, plan, implement and evaluate the individual requirements of patients and carers referred to the Community Nursing Service.
Provide a high standard of evidence based nursing care to patients in the Community.
Use a high level of communication skills with patients and their families, including those with English as a second language or learning disabilities, to communicate condition-related
Actively seek to promote health both individually and to patients and carers.
Administer drugs within NMC guidelines.
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- V 150 Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification
- NVQ Assessor
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to deal with difficult situations.
- Ability to Identify and assess patient's needs.
- Ability to use resources appropriately.
Desirable
- 18-24 month's community experience.
- Chronic disease management
- Multidisciplinary working
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Good team worker.
- Ability to organize self and others by prioritizing and delegating as needed
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to teach
- IT literate
- Clinical audit knowledge or ability to participate.
- Willing to develop professionally.
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS issues and aware of current trends in the NHS.
- Good hand/eye coordination.
- Confident decision maker.
- Good communication skills.
- Able to make decisions on evidence based practice.
- Able to communicate sensitive information to patients.
- Ability to ensure equality and value diversity.
- Understand implications of lone working
- Adaptable
- Enthusiastic
- Non-judgmental
- Empathetic
- Flexible attitude to work
- Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job
- Motivated
- Evidence of self-development
- Approachable
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
Desirable
Person Specification
Education & Qualification
Essential
- Registered Nurse
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- V 150 Non-medical prescriber or willing to undertake
Desirable
- Mentorship qualification
- NVQ Assessor
Experience & Knowledge
Essential
- Able to deal with difficult situations.
- Ability to Identify and assess patient's needs.
- Ability to use resources appropriately.
Desirable
- 18-24 month's community experience.
- Chronic disease management
- Multidisciplinary working
Skills & Ability
Essential
- Good team worker.
- Ability to organize self and others by prioritizing and delegating as needed
- Good time management skills.
- Ability to teach
- IT literate
- Clinical audit knowledge or ability to participate.
- Willing to develop professionally.
- Up to date knowledge of current NHS issues and aware of current trends in the NHS.
- Good hand/eye coordination.
- Confident decision maker.
- Good communication skills.
- Able to make decisions on evidence based practice.
- Able to communicate sensitive information to patients.
- Ability to ensure equality and value diversity.
- Understand implications of lone working
- Adaptable
- Enthusiastic
- Non-judgmental
- Empathetic
- Flexible attitude to work
- Car owner/driver or suitable alternative transport to enable you to undertake the job
- Motivated
- Evidence of self-development
- Approachable
- Ability to communicate effectively in English
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
